Scars on snails provide a 100000-year record of crab populations | Science - Fior Reports


4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Becca Roberts

Black turban snails are small sea snails that are tasty prey for crabs. Failed crab attacks leave scars on a snail shell. By analyzing the rate of scarring and the size of the snail at the time of att

Black turban snails are small sea snails that are tasty prey for crabs. Failed crab attacks leave scars on a snail shell. By analyzing the rate of scarring and the size of the snail at the time of at… [+3646 chars]

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